Raymond Dale Beardmore

Raymond Dale Beardmore, 83, of Canfield, Ohio and Lewisville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at his residence in Canfield, Ohio.

     He was born at Woodsfield, Ohio on December 2, 1938 a son of the late Isaac Beardmore and Maxine Murvine Pruett.

     Raymond was a retired surveyor for the Ohio Operating Engineers, Local 18, Akron, Ohio.  He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War; a member of the Stafford Lodge #300, F.&A,M., Stafford, Ohio; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Cambridge, Ohio and a member of the Alladin Shrine, Columbus. Ohio.

     Raymond was a great teller of humorous stories and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

     In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Donna Tallman Beardmore.

     Surviving are his wife, Lois Weber Beardmore of the home; one daughter, Susan (Harv) Jackson of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; one son, Shawn Beardmore of Columbus, Ohio; two stepsons, James (Patty) Bortmas of Canfield, Ohio; Michael Bortmas of Ann Arbor, Michigan; two sisters, Sue Beardmore of Alexandria, Virginia; Marlene (Duane) Forste of Cincinnati, Ohio; a half-sister, Robyn (Mark) Madison of Mt. Tabor, Vermont.

     Friends will be received at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 State Route 78 West, Woodsfield, Ohio from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022, where Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2022 with Rev. David Cottrell officiating. 

     Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery Lewisville, Ohio.

     Masonic services will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday April 15, 2022 at the funeral home.

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